SS Baltic (1871)

SS Baltic was an ocean liner owned and operated by the White Star Line. Baltic was one of the first four ships ordered by White Star from shipbuilders Harland and Wolff after Thomas Ismay bought the company, and the third of the ships to be delivered.

SS Baltic
History
United Kingdom
Name:
  • SS Baltic
  • SS Veendam
Owner:
Port of registry: Liverpool, England
Builder: Harland and Wolff, Belfast
Yard number: 75
Laid down: 1870
Launched: 8 March 1871
Completed: 2 September 1871
Maiden voyage: 14 September 1871
In service: 1871-1898
Fate: Sunk in collision 6 February 1898
General characteristics
Class and type: Oceanic-class ocean liner
Tonnage:
Length:
  • 452 ft (138 m)
  • 437.2 ft (133.3 m)[1]
Beam: 40.9 ft (12.5 m)[1]
Depth: 31.0 ft (9.4 m)[1]
Decks: 2
Propulsion:
Speed: 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)[1]
Capacity: 850 passengers
Notes: [2]

In late 1872 or early 1873, the Baltic rescued survivors from a ship known as the Assyria, which had fallen victim to the seas that the Baltic was designed to endure. An etching of the Baltic rescuing those from the Assyria was used by the team at Titanic: Honor and Glory as a stand-in for the RMS Atlantic in a documentary about the Atlantic.

In 1889, after RMS Teutonic entered service, Baltic was sold to the Holland America Line and renamed Veendam[3] after the Dutch city of that name. On 6 February 1898, Veendam hit a derelict ship and sank, with all on board saved.

Sources and references
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Records
Preceded by
City of Brussels		 Blue Riband (Eastbound record)
1873 - 1875		 Succeeded by
City of Berlin

References
  1. Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Lloyd's Register. 1874. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. "Adriatic I of the White Star Line". Titanic-Titanic. 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  3. http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/156596.html
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